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1:08 PM, Monday June 8th 2020

Hey,

Well done on completing Lesson 1, here are my thoughts:

Superimposed Lines are fraying way to much though. These type of lines will be important later on in adding line weight. Don't forget them just yet.

Ghosted Lines drawn confidently, but there is some arching. It is important to ghost the line a couple of times before you draw it. And keep in mind to draw from your shoulder.

Table of Ellipses are somewhat chaotic. Take your time to ghost each ellipse a few times, don't forget to adjust the page to find your favorite angle

Ellipses in Planes These Ellipses/Circles are really good. See? When you give each one enough time they can look almost perfect. Don't worry about overshooting some edges, it's good that you are drawing them confidently. Practice will do the rest.

Funnels Are your best exercise so far. Some aren't aligned to the y-axis but overall this is a strong performance.

Rought PerspectiveMost lines are plotted nicely towards their vanishing points. I see you tried adding line weight. It is important not to repeat the same line (not to "correct it"). Instead do a ghosted superimposed line on top of it a few times and if you mess it up don't try to correct it, just leave it be. Else they end up looking like fraying strings.

Rotated boxes The angles for the upper layer are very good. The lower layer has some perspective problems (edges should be smaller than the central box)

Organic Perspective I'd say you drew to few boxes, but they look very nice so no need doing any more.

Next Steps:

Do 250 Boxes. Practise 10 minutes of ghosted lines and superimposed lines before drawing. Also when drawing get used to a certain position (posture, angle of hand and page etc.). This should help you stay consistent.

Good Luck!

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2:21 PM, Monday June 8th 2020

Thank you for your critique! I have a few questions though. Firstly, what do you mean when you say on my funnels exercise some of them are not aligned with the y-axis? My second question is can you explain further the problems you noticed on the lower layer of my rotated boxes exercise? Thanks again!

2:49 PM, Monday June 8th 2020

Sure!

Some funnels(especially the ones on the end (the biggest ones) aren't symmetrical to the Y-axis so basically the line in the middle.)

When it comes to the lower layer : comparatively to the box in the middle each upper layer to the left and to the right and up and down should have a smaller and tilted surface. The lower layer should obey to the same principle. For Example the box next to the central one on the right has a correct perspective on the upper layer cause it starts next to it so it has the same length on the edges and then gets thinner with distance cause of the rotation(objectively it has the same size but because of the perspective(the rotation)it look smaller and you draw it as if it was smaller)), but you drew the lower layer as if it wasn't rotated at all - as you look further to the right it also should get thinner, but instead it keeps the same length. Do you get it, or was this explenation to convoluted?

10:02 PM, Monday June 8th 2020

Thanks that cleared things up for me! I will work on improving those areas.

5:14 PM, Monday June 22nd 2020

Hello! Your critique of my lesson 1 submission was very useful, would you mind critiquing my 250 box challenge submission too please?

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